Ekkstacy

Ekkstacy is an artist and songwriter from Vancouver, Canada who has made massive strides in the new wave of alternative, grunge and punk. Having grown up on early 2000’s SoundCloud rap, he discovered moodie indie rock in his late teens and binged that scene with the same intensity. Working alone and teaching himself as he went, Ekkstacy channeled his musical obsessions and PTSD into songs with brutally honest lyrics about self-harm and sadness, and slate-grey production that recalls early-80s post-punk. 

With the release of FOREVER, his fourth full-length project, he’s shedding past aesthetics and doubling down on live instrumentation, raw emotion, and a sound he describes as “more explosive” in an interview for Paper magazine. He’s tired of the programmed drums. Tired of lo-fi guitar tones. Tired of limitations. “I hit a wall,” he says. “Now, there’s no ceiling.”